Apr 12 Don't Serve Detention With The Brexit Club This Weekend

No need to panic and throw your portfolio into detention with the Brexit Club this weekend.

There is a massive difference between investing for goal achievement over decades and short term speculation. Everyone knew the vote for the U.K. to leave the European Union would be close. Most expected the U.K. to stay in the EU. And the U.K. very well may have another vote and vote to stay after they assess the economic damage and isolation this vote may cause their country. To put things into perspective here, the U.K. makes up about 4% of global GDP. They are the 9th largest exporter of goods in the world, and the service sector makes up about 78% of their GDP. Their exports are primarily comprised of Oil, Automobiles, and Gold. British Petroleum isn't going to relocate or lose customers over this, demand for gold may actually increase, however the auto industry may exit the U.K. and head to to EU countries, dependent upon the trade agreements that are struck with the EU. It is also possible that London will lose its position as a financial capital of the world, with many financial companies exiting for other places in the EU (could the luck O' the Irish come into play here?). Given that the U.K. and EU countries have such strong economic/trade ties and alignment of economic interests, one can very reasonably assume that agreements will materialize quickly between the "divorcing" parties. Germany and the U.K. are closely tied to one another due to trade, although Germany is more important to the U.K. than the U.K. is to Germany. Sure, there will be jobs lost in the U.K, and as the U.K. becomes more independent/self reliant there will be other jobs created over time. Should central bank and government measures be inadequate to stimulate the economy, the U.K. could go from a stronger economy into a recession. There will be short term gyrations and panic, as there always is. However, markets adapt, economies adapt, and consumers adapt.....the sun rises the next day.

Since we are investors and not speculators, NO, this does not change anything in our portfolios; and more importantly it does not materially affect our client's financial plans. We build these types of events into the plan assumptions and account for them already. No one can foresee the future and speculate correctly all of the time. That is why we employ a process based on empirical evidence and the science of investing. We know what we are going to do during these types of events before they even arise. Should international markets decline in value far enough, we will be buying. Should bonds rally enough, we will be selling. We have been neutral to under weighted internationally in our portfolios, and over weighted in cash. This is a mini-crisis with risky assets (stocks) going down and safe haven assets (high quality bonds) going up while traders and investors try to ascertain the impact of the Brexit. Our clients hold both stocks and bonds in their globally diversified portfolios, which will reduce the impact of the negative volatility (although diversification cannot completely eliminate the volatility). With our active rebalancing strategy, we will be monitoring all asset classes for potential trades to buy beaten down assets and sell high priced assets that have drifted from their target weightings within the portfolio. We do not know what will happen over the next few days, and neither does anyone else. However, our client portfolios are tied to their financial goals and over the long run, today’s results will have little to no impact on the probability of achieving success. This is the power of directly linking how client portfolios are invested to their long term life goals through the financial planning process and stochastic modeling.

We encourage you not to get caught up in the media frenzy or allow this or any other event to have an impact on your mental well being. It will be a long two year process for the U.K. to officially exit the EU. During that time period, trade agreements will be reached, and there may be an additional referendum with voters in the U.K.; and the voters may very well change their minds based on the conclusion of those agreements. The global economy expands and contracts. Global markets rise and decline. These assumptions are all built into our client portfolios in the construction phase, and we know exactly what actions we will take when these events arise. We will keep abreast of the news and markets for you, and when the environment calls for action in our client portfolios, rest assured we will be ready to take action. We encourage you to relax, stay at the head of the class, and avoid joining "The Brexit Club". Please contact your LTWM advisor with any questions or concerns at any time.

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